Content analysis of English texts for special purpose for the students of Library and Information Science according to the approved curricula
Subject Areas : Journal of Knowledge Studies
Nahid Banieghbal
1
(
Faculty member of Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch.
)
hasan razavi sadr
2
(
Postgraduate Student of Library and Information science, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch.
)
Keywords: Content Analysis, English texts for Library and Information Science, Curricula of Library and Information Science, English texts for students of Library and Information Science, Usage of the library and information terms in English sentences,
Abstract :
Purpose:The purpose of this study is content analysis of two text books according to the curricula approved by the High Council of Cultural Revolution: “English texts for the students of Library and Information Science” by Ali Reza Rostami Gomeh and Hossein Mokhtari-Memar; and “Using the Library and Information Terms in English Sentences” by Hossein Mokhtari-Memar. The main purpose of the research is to compare the texts to the approved curricula and to give helpful suggestions to promote the educational level of the English texts of Library and Information Science. Methodology: To collect the data, several checklists have been used. The methodology of this research is content analysis that is one of the common methods in data analysis. Findings: Findings indicate that the above mentioned texts are able to cover 86.1% of compulsory and 13.9% of the optional course curricula. The highest coverage of the first book is related to “Library and Librarianship” equals to 17.3%, but the second book covers 20.2% that is related to “Collection building 1”. Both of these are compulsory courses. In some cases such as Library resources and services for adult neo-literates and for children and young adults (compulsory courses), the texts have no coverage. Conclusions: According to the findings, some suggestions have been given for the new editions of the English texts, such as IT, ICT topics and optional courses should be more emphasized. Attention should be paid to include original English texts instead of English sentences in the second book.
